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What 117 owners told NHTSA about the 2025 Kia Carnival
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
1 of 117 complaints match · Body & structure · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Jul 20, 2025Body & structure1 injury
The passenger sliding door pinch sensor did activate; but not before child’s hand was pinched in door and it almost drew blood. Door closes forcefully I have noticed compared to other minivan experiences I have with automatic doors. Quite a bit of force is needed to activate the sensor and cause the door to open back up. It needs to be more sensitive to avoid injury.
NHTSA ODI 11674907
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